Name details

Elephant Reef

Elephant Reef (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Elephant Reef  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138305

Feature type: Reef

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

An approximately 4500 met re long submerged reef formed following the erosion of Elephant Spit, Heard Island.

Named For

The large number of Elephant seals that use to haul out in groups along Elephant Spit.

Location

Latitude:
53° 07' 08.8" S
-53.11910°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 48' 04.8" E
73.80134°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
WorldView 2
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id 21Feb2016 East not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:50,000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Aug-2018

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